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I Saw Her Again

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I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & The Papas
(John Phillips / Denny Doherty)
[Intro]
Esus4Oooh-ooh-oooh
[Verse 1]
I saw her Aagain A7last Dnight
And you Gknow that I Ashouldn'tF#m  E  
Just string her Aalong, it's A7just not Dright
If I Gcouldn't I Awo~~~~uG7l~~~~F#dn't
[Chorus]
But what can I Bdo? I'm lonely, Etoo
                AAnd it maC#mkes me fF#meel so good to know
(And it makes me feel so good to know)
FShe'll never Aleave meEsus4  
[Verse 2]
I'm in way AovA7er my Dhead
Now she Gthinks that I Alove herF#m  E  
(Yeah, yeah, she loves you)
Because that's Awhat A7I sDaid
Though I Gnever think Ao~~~~G7f   F#her
(No, no, never think of her)
[Chorus]
But what can I Bdo? I'm lonely, Etoo
                AAnd it maC#mkes me fF#meel so good to know
(And it makes me feel so good to know)
FShe'll never Aleave me
[Bridge]
G#Every time I see that girl
You A#mknow I wanna lay down and die
F#But I really G#need that girl
BThough I'm livin' a lie (Though I'm livin' a D#mlie)
It makes me wanna G#mcryB  Esus4  
[Verse 3]
I saw her Aagain A7last Dnight
And you Gknow that I Ashouldn'tF#m  E  
Just string her Aalong, it's A7just not Dright
If I Gcouldn't I Awo~~~~uG7l~~~~F#dn't
[Chorus]
But what can I Bdo? I'm lonely, Etoo
                AAnd it maC#mkes me fF#meel so good to know
(And it makes me feel so good to know)
FShe'll never Aleave meEsus4  
[Instrumental]
A A7 D
G A F#m E
A A7 D
G A G7 F#
[Chorus]
But what can I Bdo? I'm lonely, Etoo
                AAnd it maC#mkes me fF#meel so good to know
(And it makes me feel so good to know)
FShe'll never Aleave me
[Bridge]
G#Every time I see that girl
You A#mknow I wanna lay down and die
F#But I really G#need that girl
BThough I'm livin' a lie (Though I'm livin' a D#mlie)
It makes me wanna G#mcryB  
              Esus4N.C.
      I saw her-
[Verse 4]
I saw her Aagain A7last Dnight
And you Gknow that I Ashouldn't (No, no)F#m  E  
Just string her Aalong, it's A7just not Dright
If I Gcouldn't I Awouldn't (You say you wouldn't)F#m  E  
[Outro]
I'm in way AovA7er my Dhead
Now she Gthinks that I Alove her (Yeah, yeah, she loves F#myou)E  
Because that's Awhat I said...

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The story behind the song

This song captures the raw emotion of seeing an old flame, especially when that person was involved in a complicated past. It was inspired by Denny Doherty's brief affair with Michelle Phillips, who was married to bandmate John Phillips at the time. The song, co-written by Doherty and John Phillips for their 1966 album, even features an accidental, emotional vocal miscue from Doherty that was kept in the final mix because the producer liked the effect. It plays like a snapshot of a moment charged with lingering feelings and unspoken history.

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I Saw Her Again

by The Mamas & The Papas

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Esus4

F#m

C#m

A#m

D#m

G#m

I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & The Papas

(John Phillips / Denny Doherty)

[Intro]

Esus4

Oooh-ooh-oooh

[Verse 1]

A A7 D

I saw her again last night

G A F#m E

And you know that I shouldn't

A A7 D

Just string her along, it's just not right

G A G7 F#

If I couldn't I wo~~~~ul~~~~dn't

[Chorus]

B E

But what can I do? I'm lonely, too

A C#m F#m

And it makes me feel so good to know

(And it makes me feel so good to know)

F A Esus4

She'll never leave me

[Verse 2]

A A7 D

I'm in way over my head

G A F#m E

Now she thinks that I love her

(Yeah, yeah, she loves you)

A A7 D

Because that's what I said

G A G7 F#

Though I never think o~~~~f her

(No, no, never think of her)

[Chorus]

B E

But what can I do? I'm lonely, too

A C#m F#m

And it makes me feel so good to know

(And it makes me feel so good to know)

F A

She'll never leave me

[Bridge]

Every time I see that girl

A#m

You know I wanna lay down and die

F# G#

But I really need that girl

B D#m

Though I'm livin' a lie (Though I'm livin' a lie)

G#m B Esus4

It makes me wanna cry

[Verse 3]

A A7 D

I saw her again last night

G A F#m E

And you know that I shouldn't

A A7 D

Just string her along, it's just not right

G A G7 F#

If I couldn't I wo~~~~ul~~~~dn't

[Chorus]

B E

But what can I do? I'm lonely, too

A C#m F#m

And it makes me feel so good to know

(And it makes me feel so good to know)

F A Esus4

She'll never leave me

[Instrumental]

A A7 D

G A F#m E

A A7 D

G A G7 F#

[Chorus]

B E

But what can I do? I'm lonely, too

A C#m F#m

And it makes me feel so good to know

(And it makes me feel so good to know)

F A

She'll never leave me

[Bridge]

Every time I see that girl

A#m

You know I wanna lay down and die

F# G#

But I really need that girl

B D#m

Though I'm livin' a lie (Though I'm livin' a lie)

G#m B

It makes me wanna cry

Esus4

N.C.

I saw her-

[Verse 4]

A A7 D

I saw her again last night

G A F#m E

And you know that I shouldn't (No, no)

A A7 D

Just string her along, it's just not right

G A F#m E

If I couldn't I wouldn't (You say you wouldn't)

[Outro]

A A7 D

I'm in way over my head

G A F#m E

Now she thinks that I love her (Yeah, yeah, she loves you)

Because that's what I said...

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